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Man has not a greater enemy than himself.

Petrarch

And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.
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Height Man Mountain Revolution Stars Wonder
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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Born Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Go, grieving rimes of mine, to that hard stone Whereunder lies my darling, lies my dear, And cry to her to speak from heaven’s sphere.
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Cry Grief Heaven Lying
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth

Man has not a greater enemy than himself.

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